A dairy farm in western Wisconsin has won a $4.5 million jury award after a five-year legal battle with Xcel Energy over the effects of "stray voltage" on its cows. Earlier this month, a Trempealeau ...

What do we know about stray voltage on our dairy operations? What can we do if we believe we have a stray voltage problem? Let’s start with the basics by defining stray voltage. According to Douglas ...

Improvements to wiring and electrical distribution systems made by farmers and utilities have dramatically reduced stray voltage on Wisconsin farms during the last 15 years, said Mark Cook, manager of ...

The edge creeps into Harlan Poppler's voice as he talks of watching helplessly while his dairy farm was bled dry and the power company refused to believe that its electricity was slowly killing his ...

A decision in favor of the Hoffmanns could effectively lower the level of stray voltage for which a utility could be held responsible. Or, it could, in effect, add another form of electrical exposure ...

The cattle at Vagts Dairy near West Union behaved bizarrely after a natural gas pipeline company altered an electrical system meant to prevent corrosion. (Photo courtesy of Iowa Courts Online via Iowa ...